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Intramuscular and intravenous immobililzation of juvenile southern elephant seals
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posted on 2023-05-17, 06:17 authored by Slip, DJ, Woods, RupertWe compared intravenousa nd intramusculara dministrationso f ketamine and diazepam to immobilize juvenile (8 to 24-month-old) southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina), to determine the most appropriate method for immobilizing seals to a level required for stomach flushing or attaching electronic activity recorders. With intravenous injections, time to induction was shorter (P < 0.001) and less variable (P < 0.001), the duration of immobilization was shorter (P < 0.001) and less variable (P < 0.003), and dose of ketamine was lower (P < 0.001) and less variable (P < 0.001). Eight of 32 seals (25%) injected intravenously had apneas ranging from 8 to 20 minutes (mean = 16 ? 4.5 min), and 6 of 27 seals (22%) injected intramuscularly were apneic for more than 5 minutes. Seals that became apneic after intravenous injection began breathing before the theoretical aerobic dive limit was reached.
History
Publication title
The Journal of Wildlife ManagementVolume
60Issue
4Pagination
802-807ISSN
0022-541XDepartment/School
School of Pharmacy and PharmacologyPublisher
Wildlife SocPlace of publication
5410 Grosvenor Lane, Bethesda, USA, Md, 20814-2197Rights statement
Copyright © 2011 the Wildlife SocietyRepository Status
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